More new homes for sale around Puget Sound, but buyers have to be ready to pay
After several slow winter months, Seattle-area home sellers appeared ready to make a move in January, listing more new homes on the market than they did in November and December
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/more-new-homes-for-sale-in-puget-sound-but-buyers-have-to-be-ready-to-pay/
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Making Inflation Work for You: How Having “Good” Debt Can Be Wise
So here is where it gets interesting. Inflation actually helps those that hold debt and penalizes those that hold cash. It’s the opposite of what you might think, but in the future, debt will be an asset and cash will be a liability.
https://www.jetsetmag.com/exclusive/finance/making-inflation-work-for-you-how-having-good-debt-can-be-wise/?jetsetmag020421email
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Builder Confidence in the 55+ Housing Market Remains High in Fourth Quarter
Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remained high in the fourth quarter of 2020, with the 55+ single-family housing market index
https://rismedia.com/2021/02/03/increasing-retention-sales-annual-awards-programs/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eNews
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Experts optimistic about housing market in 2021
Despite four months of declines in pending home sales, low mortgage rates and federal stimulus should bolster market
https://www.housingwire.com/articles/experts-optimistic-about-home-sales-in-2021/
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Savvy Millennials Take Advantage of Interest Rates Below 3%, ICE Mortgage Technology Millennial Tracker Finds
Average interest rates on all 30-year loans continued to decline to historic lows in December 2020, prompting an increase in refinance share from millennial homeowners.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/savvy-millennials-advantage-interest-rates-140000005.html
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10 Most Affordable Cities for First-Time Home Buyers
Rising home prices and low inventory are putting pressure on first-time home buyers, but record-low mortgage rates and a hot market during the pandemic are encouraging many to jump-start their home search. In December, first-time buyers accounted for 31% of existing-home sales, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.
https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2021/02/01/10-most-affordable-cities-for-first-time-home-buyers?fbclid=IwAR2m9HNE2bsMGbM_D1TH654CvKC_ho9Se_rBXswlWSmkrbyjZ9YQm_g5__I#!#.YBq98u_PIp4.facebook
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Jeff Bezos’ $500M real estate portfolio: See all his luxury houses
It’s the end of an era for Jeff Bezos, who announced that his time as the CEO of Amazon would soon come to a close.
https://nypost.com/article/jeff-bezos-houses-real-estate-portfolio/
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Bidding Wars, Price Gains Expected to Continue in Frenzied U.S. Real Estate Market
The persistent and severe lack of homes for sale in the U.S. will continue to be a catalyst for the country’s frenzied real estate market
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/bidding-wars-price-gains-expected-to-continue-in-frenzied-u-s-real-estate-market-223349
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Weekly Housing Market Monitor
NAR Research compiles the latest housing market data in this weekly monitor, based on what REALTORS® are seeing in their market, mortgage data, jobless claims, foot traffic, and the latest home sales numbers.
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/weekly-housing-market-monitor
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Market Hotness Index
Metro Hotness - Zip Code and County Hotness
https://www.realtor.com/research/reports/hottest-markets/
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HOUSING STATISTICS
Housing Statistics offers 43 different sets of data, downloadable either as Excel or PDF files (updated weekly). Housing data and primary indicators of the industry are housed in one easy-to navigate location containing historical and current sets of statistics such as: Housing Starts (by Region & Structure Type), Homes Sold by Region, Producer Price Indexes (for Building Materials), Manufactured Homes, New Home Characteristics, Residential Vacancy & Absorption Rates, Units Under Construction, Value of New Construction, and many more.
http://www.nahbclassic.org/reference_list.aspx?sectionID=819&channelID=311
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Economic Indicators
U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators
https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/
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Local Market Reports
All real estate is local and every market is unique. To help REALTORS® and other housing market analysts get the most out of the plethora of data that is available, NAR Research produces a series of Local Market Reports (LMRs) which provide insights into the fundamentals and direction of the nation's largest metropolitan housing markets. Each report evaluates a number of factors affecting home prices, including:
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/local-market-reports
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CoreLogic Home Price Insights
The most geographically comprehensive and current home price index.
http://www.corelogic.com/about-us/researchtrends/corelogic-home-price-insights.aspx?WT.mc_id=crlg_151103_aHqc0&elq=d6379903117d41bcbe7b9f6a82f2189a&elqCampaignId=2692&elqaid=7659&elqat=1&elqTrackId=097f671c98fc48249757d8ddbd229326#.Vj1WlvnnuUl
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Economy at a Glance
http://www.bea.gov/index.htm
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Mortgage Market Survey Archive
Compilation of Weekly Survey Data for 2015
http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/archive.html
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Housing Economics
NAHB produces in-depth economic analyses of the home building industry based on private and government data. Our economics group surveys builders, home buyers, and renters to gain insight into the issues and trends driving the industry.
https://www.nahb.org/en/research/housing-economics.aspx